It's Not Just Passengers Trying to Catch A Flight

(Audio - streaming) A story about how exports are piling up around the world because of flight cancellations from Iceland's volcanic ash cloud. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - Apr 21, 2010 - 6:38 AM PDT
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Fabrice Florin
3.6
by Fabrice Florin - Apr. 21, 2010

Informative report about the economic impact of the volcanic cloud all the way in South Africa, where perishable products are being thrown out, due to insufficient cold storage. Factual story, but focusing largely on a single source, Sky Service.

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Kristin Gorski
3.8
by Kristin Gorski - Apr. 21, 2010

A focused look at how Sky Services, an agricultural export company in South Africa, is dealing with not being able to fly farmers' perishable goods (e.g., mushrooms, flowers) into Europe because of the volcanic ash cloud from Europe. A brief snapshot but still compelling, as the reporter is in Johanessburg and interviews the head of the company. Some context, could be more specific.

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Joel Cohen
4.4
by Joel Cohen - Apr. 22, 2010

Interesting to see how a volcano in Island can affect South Africa.

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Sirajul Islam
4.2
by Sirajul Islam - Apr. 21, 2010

I like this report. Renouncing the principle of 'safety first' is not an option. As soon as a single plane goes down, people are going to start looking for people to blame. Politicians are stuck in a no-win situation. If they keep the airspace closed for too long, businesses will shower politicians with criticism. But if they open the airspace up too soon, and an accident happens, public outrage will justifiably be enormous, and the airlines will be able to say that it wasn't their ... More »

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MeiLi LeRoy
3.6
by MeiLi LeRoy - Apr. 21, 2010

There aren't many sources, mainly from one guy.

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    (Audio - streaming) A story about how exports are piling up around the world because of flight cancellations from Iceland's volcanic ash cloud.
    Posted by Kristin Gorski